Heather Graham Introduction

Heather Graham grew up the daughter of a catholic FBI agent and his author wife. It was a very religious household. The family moved around a lot and eventually settled in Agoura Hills, California. She caught the theater bug in school and never turned back.

Heather Graham Life Story

Even though Heather's parents didn't really agree with her career choice, her mother drove her to auditions and in her mid teens she landed a few commercials and a small, two episode appearance on the television show Growing Pains. She was even offered the lead role in Heathers, but was forced to turn it down because her parents didn't approve of the script's language. In 1988 though, Heather was cast in License to Drive (1988). This performance won her a nomination for best young actress at the Young Artist Awards. After the success of License to Drive, Heather moved away from home. She rebelled against her parents and Catholicism, claiming that the catholic church was “made up of close-minded men who believe a woman's sexuality is evil.” Heather soon became estranged from her parents. She later picked Hinduism her chosen faith.

At 18, Graham was cast as Nadine in Gus Van Sant's film, Drugstore Cowboy (1989), which later landed her an Independent Spirit Award nomination. Despite the raves of her performance, it took eight years for Heather to land another role. She eventually landed a small part on the cult classic TV series Twin Peaks, where she became involved romantically off-screen with on-screen boyfriend Kyle McLachlan. A few years later, Jon Favreau cast her in his film Swingers (1996), after taking her swing dancing. She had a few more small parts in films and then came the role of porn star, Rollergirl, in Boogie Nights (1997). It's near impossible to think of that movie without Heather Graham. She also showed her silly side playing Felicity Shagwell in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999).

Graham also guest starred on nine episodes of the TV show Scrubs (Sarah Chalke, Tara Reid, Amy Smart). She even had her own sitcom in 2006, Emily's Reasons Why Not, but it was canceled soon after the pilot aired.

Back to the big screen, Heather starred in Gray Matters (2006), a film in which she both made out and took a bubble bath with Bridget Moynahan. That same year she had another lesbian kiss in Broken (2006), this time with the fabulous Jessica Stroup. Do you sense a theme here? Other recent films include Miss Conception (2008), Baby on Board (2009), The Hangover (2009), and ExTerminators (2009). Upcoming movies for Heather include Father of Invention (2010), Son of Morning (2010) and Vengeance: A Love Story (2010).